I'll take this offline with you Henry.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Henry Coleman [VoIP-PBX.ca] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:56 PM > To: TAUG > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] expenses summary & catch 22 > > Doug ...get a grip. > We are not demonstrating farm equipment here. > This insurance is NOT mandatory. > Our group does'nt even have membership fees so why would we be expected to > have > $2 million liability insurance ? + fire and thieft ect. > Who would the policy be made out to "TAUG" is NOT a legal entity. > > We are already over budget and spending money like a drunk sailor. > If you can get enough donations by Monday then fine but just saying we > need more donations > is not helpful. As for the other "Stuff" if we can save a few bucks whats > wrong with that? > > Henry > > > > Doug Geary wrote: > > Henry, Convention hall insurance does not cover TAUG's liability if > > TAUG's equipment ends up setting fire to the building, or if someone > > happens to do something stupid in our booth and ends up in a wheelchair. > > > > > > TAUG organizers become personally liable, and since there is not a > > blanket liabilty policy in effect for TAUG, I think it is important to > > protect Simon's personal assets. No volunteer should be put in the > > position of financial ruin, no matter how slim the risk. We just need to > > collect more donations. > > > > The other stuff is just the cost of doing trade shows. I agree it's > > expensive. > > > > Doug > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Henry Coleman [VoIP-PBX.ca] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:34 PM > >>To: TAUG > >>Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] expenses summary & catch 22 > >> > >>Hi Simon, I really don't think we need insurance. > >>The general insurance coverage of the organizers and convention hall > > > > will > > > >>cover > >>all liabilities. We can post a disclaimer in the booth something like: > >>TAUG excepts no liability for any ....... > >>But even this is going too far. > >> > >>Didn't someone have a table?... I think that $300 for the rental of > > > > one > > > >>table is outrageous. > >>and $134 for a carpet(rug) makes me think I am in the wrong business. > > > > Lets > > > >>see if we can use > >>the resources we have within the group. > >> > >>Henry > >> > >> > >> > >>Simon P. Ditner wrote: > >> > >> > >>>VON Booth > >>>--------- > >>> Power - 139+GST = $148.73 > >>> Draped Table & Carpet - 297.45+tax = $342.06 > >>> > >>> Total: $490.79 > >>> > >>>Linux World Booth > >>>----------------- > >>> Power - 103+GST = $110.21 > >>> Wood Table - 27+tax = $31.05 > >>> Carpet - 134 = $154.10 > >>> > >>> Total: $295.36 > >>> > >>>Total Costs: $786.15 > >>> > >>>This will overrun our existing pledges of $660 by about $130 -- > > > > which > > > >>>isn't too bad, considering we're doing twice as much, and couple of > >>>people have told me they we're going to kick in, but hadn't yet :-) > >>> > >>>Now, there is one question that came up that is plaguing me and > > > > making > > > >>me > >> > >>>feel uneasy, and that's insurance. Since we aren't an official > >>>organization, we don't have a general insurer, and my name is on > >>>everything, so I'm liable if something "bad" happens. Insurance for > >>>LinuxWorld would be $189 for $2 million in coverage, officially they > >>>require it, but we can get away without it. > >>> > >>>VON has told me that they don't require insurance, but again, I'd be > > > > the > > > >>>liable party. > >>> > >>>I've asked a couple of you already, but it's not clear to me what I > >>>should do, as this would add about another $400 of costs -- advice > >>>anyone? > >>> > >>>Cheers, > >>>spd > >>> > >>> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
